Open Your Eyes vs The Day the Earth Stood Still
Open Your Eyes has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.6/10 for The Day the Earth Stood Still). The Day the Earth Stood Still is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 57m. Open Your Eyes is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Open Your Eyes | The Day the Earth Stood Still | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | Alejandro Amenábar | Scott Derrickson |
| Main cast | Najwa Nimri, Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Tristán Ulloa, Chete Lera | Jon Hamm, Robert Knepper, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jake McLaughlin |
Synopsis
Open Your Eyes
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
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